According to the Taiwan Association for Human Rights (30 March 17), HRW (18 April 17), and The News Lens (12 April 17), on March 19, 2017, Taiwan college employee and NGO volunteer Lee Ming-cheh disappeared after he traveled to Zhuhai municipality, Guangdong province, from Macau. On March 29, the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office confirmed that “relevant authorities” had detained Lee on suspicion of “engaging in activities that endanger national security.” Xinhua (26 May 17) reported that Hunan province public security officials arrested Lee on suspicion of “subversion of state power,” saying he “colluded” with people in mainland China and “established illegal organizations.” Authorities did not allow Lee to contact his family or a lawyer and did not disclose where he was being held. On September 11, the Yueyang Intermediate People's Court in Yueyang municipality, Hunan, tried Lee and Peng Yuhua on charges of "subversion of state power" (Xinhua, 11 September 17) and on November 28, sentenced Lee to 5 years in prison (BBC, 28 November 17). Both men pled guilty and would not appeal the court’s decision; observers said it was likely authorities tortured Lee into confessing (AFP, via Yahoo, 11 September 17).